Infographic – Unvaccinated Driving New Covid-19 Cases

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13 Nov. 2021. Data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show new Covid-19 infections are concentrated largely among unvaccinated people. The CDC’s data, compiled from 14 states and two cities in the U.S., were displayed in chart form on Wednesday by the business research company Statista.

The data and chart show since June, rates of new Covid-19 infections per 100,000 persons age 12 and over have risen more sharply among those not yet vaccinated, while for vaccinated individuals, cases are climbing more slowly. CDC says since August, unvaccinated people are six to 10 times more likely to become infected with Covid-19 than unvaccinated persons.

Data also show the unvaccinated are much more likely to be hospitalized with Covid-19 infections. In fact, the difference in hospitalization rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated are greater than infections rates. Older unvaccinated individuals, those age 65 and over, are nine times more likely to be hospitalized than their vaccinated peers, with the difference rising to 14 times between unvaccinated and vaccinated people age 18 to 49.

Persons age 65 and over are somewhat more vulnerable to so-called breakthrough infections when fully vaccinated. But with 86 percent of this age group vaccinated, says CDC, they are still much less likely to be hospitalized.

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